This is an overview of the cults present in New Pavis and the Big Rubble, and the local environs (mainly Pavis County). Don’t bother over interpreting the categories or the number of…
Month: December 2024
Notes on Spirit Cults III
Putting my God Learner glasses on lets me see that “Spirit Cults” are a short-hand for covering a wide range of practices. The first is as described in the RQG rules. A…
Cult Distribution in the Mythology Book
One of my absolute most-referenced chapters in the Mythology Book is Cult Distribution. Each of those tables gives me a quick overview of the culture in a region. Want to get an…
Dual Cult Membership
Most adults in the main homelands initiate into the deeper mysteries of only one cult, but continue to worship the associated deities and are often lay members of other cults. The cult…
Draconic Mysticism, the Void, and the Kralori
Just to expand upon my previous post with some bits from Cults of Terror: The Void is the mystic origin of the universe. This preexistence is said to be indescribable. “It is…
Gbaji and Chaos
Greg’s initial writings of Gbaji and Chaos predated RuneQuest (or White Bear and Red Moon for that matter), and although Greg drew on many sources (including likely Moorcock’s 1965 Stormbringer novel), it…
Glimpses of Glorantha
Some fabulous glimpses of Glorantha at the Altes Museum in Berlin today!
Outlawry and Exile
Outlawry and exile are good ways to get your adventurers out of their homeland. They might have killed someone in another community, angered their local leaders, or gotten too involved in politics…
Some Yelmalio History in Sun County
In 877, Joraz Kyrem, Lord of the city of Pavis, requested aid from the Sun Dome temple of Dragon Pass (that temple was re-founded in 1575). The religious mercenaries complied in return…
Other Genertela Settings
Although the settings for the overwhelming majority of RuneQuest games are Sartar and New Pavis, don’t be afraid to send your adventurers further afield, especially if you are armed with the Cults…
Lord of the Four Quarters
The Red Emperor has some wonderful titles. Moonson – means literally son of the Red Goddess. Lord of the Four Quarters – means he is the ruler of the entire terrestrial world…
What are barbarians?
As described in the Lightbringers book, the Theyalan pantheon spread from its Dawn Age hub in Dragon Pass across the Pelorian hills to Ralios, Maniria, and even southern Fronela. The lowland Pelorians…
Trolltown in The Big Rubble II
We often forget that the Big Rubble can actually be viewed as a troll city with a human minority. First some comparisons of size. New Pavis is 28 hectares, and I think…
History of the Telmori
Hated and feared, the Telmori are werewolves cursed by Chaos. They are unlike other humans, for they have joined with their beast-brothers into a strange and, to some, unnatural relationship of dependence…
Inspiration for Humakti
I’ve always had a soft spot for Humakti. Sacred killers, they live outside of normal Orlanthi society but nonetheless have an important role within it. With their code of honor, strange taboos…
Following the Lunar Way
The Lunar Way is pretty darn easy for someone in the Heartlands or the settled Provinces to defend. The Red Goddess displays her power simply by existing in the Middle Air for…
Chaos in Glorantha
Fear and hatred of Chaos is both instinctive and rational for all natural creatures in Glorantha. Let that sink in. Chaos is wrong and its effects are evil. Let that sink in…
Notes on Tradetalk II
Tradetalk serves the game purpose of allowing a party of Sartarites, Praxians, and Lunars to be able to communicate with each. You only need a minimal skill in Tradetalk to get basic…
Biggest Sartarite Cities
The biggest Sartarite city – as described in the Dragon Pass book – is Boldhome, with over 10,000 residents. It is twice the population of the other cities around the Quivin Mountains…